Friday, July 19, 2024 - BURPEE, the origin story!

Ross Trudeau is at the helm, meaning we're in for a treat, and the great man does not disappoint -- with an LOL theme that you need to see (or hear) to believe your eyes (or ears). We have the deets, ...

13 Touko 202211min

A not-at-all shady crossword by Michael Paleos, as a quick ONCEOVER of the grid will REVeal. It did include a few TIL /R (Today I Learned/Remembered) moments (for Mike: Jean knows all) including 9D,...

12 Touko 202211min

A thoughtful Tuesday puzzler, not too difficult, and with some fun clues to entertain and educate. Jean momentarily forgot her blood types, and Mike momentarily forgot that EBEAMS are not a thing, but...

11 Touko 202216min

TOOBADFORYOU if you neglected to do this crossword, because it'd be sure to put you in a HAPPY mood, no JOKE! So much for the executive summary, if you want the full 411, we cordially invite you to do...

10 Touko 202211min

A terrific Sunday crossword, with a theme that literally halved the time required to figure out the themed clues. Jean got through expeditiously, no surprise there, but Mike shockingly managed to sol...

9 Touko 202213min

It's Friday all over again: Jean tore through this crossword like nobody's business, and again Mike took approximately twice the time to get to the happy music. To quote Jean, when asked, "to what do...

8 Touko 202215min

An easy / incredibly difficult crossword, according to Jean / Mike, the former benefitting from having memorized Wikipedia, and the latter disadvantaged by having forgotten it (well, almost all of it...

7 Touko 202219min

Another reminder that the NYTimes Crossword, at the top of its game, has no equal, and they're in fine form today -- where, to be specific, that fine form is a SPIRAL. We have all the deets on this di...

6 Touko 202211min